Comments on: Eye on Sedona Roads – Build them and then what?

By: Goodbye Sears

Goodbye Sears — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:48:37 +0000

Sears store in Phoenix AZ on 10001 N Metro Parkway West will be closed.

Earlier Thursday, company officials shuttered 72 locations out of roughly 100 non-profitable stores…more closings may be announced soon.

By: G. McGehee

G. McGehee — Wed, 30 May 2018 16:02:47 +0000

past time

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 30 May 2018 16:01:39 +0000

our roads suck. forget about building them. stupid idea.

By: @E.E. Cummings

@E.E. Cummings — Tue, 29 May 2018 03:37:59 +0000

Ain’t you heard? It’s rumored that in addition to the Lodging/Chamber group there’s also a unified effort with some alleged powerhouse group to take down SedonaEye. Seems that chief of the Lodging Council as well as the big girls & boys with the chamber of commerce have come together for a cause with these new found friends. Their time would be better spent in lobbying State Reps to open an official investigation about Sedona city policies than worry about competing with something that’s actually working, the SedonaEye. But, of course, that would be Lodging Council & C of C’s worse nightmare. Go figure.

By: E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings — Tue, 29 May 2018 02:01:46 +0000

I find it interesting John Roberts that you mention how many comments have been made under a City Talk article submitted to a competitive online news source. FYI it appears Justin Clifford preferred to not share his editorial with SedonaEye, as in the past those issues from city hall are generally shared with all Sedona news sources.

In addition, you already have, prior to my submission here, eleven comments. How many did you receive on the same letter to the editor on the other on-line publication?

What’s your point – to give a glowing wow to maybe a handful of comments made someplace? Why do you neglect to acknowledge those who took time to make comments on your own submission to SedonaEye?

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 27 May 2018 13:09:47 +0000

Midgely bridge is proof the city is losing its balance & tossing away its calling card. Chamber and city keep trying to stuff three lanes of sewage in a single pipeline and think it’s going to keep flowing when two lanes of sewage back up before arriving? There’s not a Sedona engineer worth the price of salt.

By: Colona Levi

Colona Levi — Thu, 24 May 2018 21:39:16 +0000

@majickj

Good points.

By: O'Feefe

O'Feefe — Mon, 21 May 2018 18:36:25 +0000

defining success is not about dollars but about quality of life

By: magickj

magickj — Mon, 21 May 2018 16:34:49 +0000

@Matt Shobert – There’s already a bridge at RR crossing in “Sedona Ranch,” a multi-million dollar subdivision owned by the same people who own Enchantment and 7 Canyons. All you need is a few million for a home and you too can have access to VOC from Red Rock Loop Road. All other options are off the table because the area has been built up so much that there’s no place to put a bridge, unless you want the bridge right at Crescent Moon, which would destroy the quiet and magnificence of the area. The county did pull a permit to build the bridge back in the late 80’s, but it was too expensive. It would be more expensive today. Residents in the area love their rural, peaceful existence and say that they should not have to give that up so that some tourist has a better parking spot in uptown – solving a problem in a whole different county. A bridge across RR xing is never going to happen. Save your money and purchase your home in the Ranch.

By: Van Baxter

Van Baxter — Mon, 21 May 2018 16:20:40 +0000

@mattshobert your age show’s w/nimby reference; it’s not apropos. It’s not politically correct to refer to those who disagree with you by an acronym, it’s quite offensive in today’s urban vernacular and rates as bullying.

The bridge over RR crossing is no longer necessary and environmentally it requires years of study that will end with the same impact study negatives. What little water Sedona has must be protected at all costs. You would have the few mesas that supply it destroyed? You would dam or rip away riparian protections? The Sierra Club, the Keep Sedona Beautiful club, the EPA, the BLM, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, DPS, the Oak Creek Watershed, the Yavapai and Coconino counties affected, the tourist attractions destroyed, the businesses undermined, the SFD budgets that spent millions providing stations in VOC and Chapel areas would be lost and budget referendums denied on lack of poor management.

No one wants the RR crossing bridge. No politician who supports its development will survive a local or state election. The research has been done. SR179 is proof. That idiot and those that hired her for Main Street program wanted to put a highway on Schnebly to shorten the drive to Flagstaff. It would take a 100 years to get beyond the 3D graphics!

I looked up drone deliveries of fire retardants and water. I called a few fire fighter friends on the east coast and in Sacramento. It’s here, it’s the future, and it’s perfect for Sedona. No more costly trucks, no more problems with mountain accessibilities. Have a need for a defib – drone it in under 10 mins. Have a need for blood to transfuse at a major accident w/o road to get to hospital – drone it in under 30 mins anywhere in Verde Valley. Need water on upper floors use a drone lift. Spend time learning new and cutting edge tech. Our search and rescue teams will not have to haul backpacks, they’ll be drone dropped precisely at the point of need. Helicopters will be replaced in most emergency calls in favor of drones leaving helos to do more elsewhere.

Matt your intent might be good, but your delivery model’s old fashioned. That’s not being a NIMBY. It’s being the opposite, a sustainable and environmentally relevant protector of the red rocks and its water resources.